The healthy options in our café are abysmal. Controversial statement of the year, right? Normally I wouldn’t ruminate on such things—if I’m to be honest my usual orders at Kaplan’s Café consist of some Meat ft. Greasy Side—but in the past few weeks, after several Lawrentians reiterated the point, something clicked. Our café has the…
Ask a fifth-year: Consider these food options
Dear Will, I’m really getting quite sick of the food at Warch. I feel like Bon Appétit isn’t doing a very good job, and I wish I had better options, considering the meal plan is mandatory. What can I do to feel more satisfied with the food I eat? -Starving in Sage I’m not…
Ask a fifth-year: Avoiding winter break blues
Dear Will, So, we have this super long winter break coming up. It will be nice to relax and be at home, but I’m worried I’m going to get lonely and bored. Any recommendations on what I should do for the whole month of December? Homebound in Hiett Dear Homebound, Most people are so…
Ask a fifth-year: Religiously divided roommates
Dear Will, I am a Christian and my roommate is an atheist. We have so far been very friendly with each other and haven’t discussed our beliefs much, but she often makes passing comments about religious people being unreasonable and unintelligent, which tend to offend me. I understand that part of being a liberal arts…
Cartwright’s Committee on Curriculum: Hail to the curriculum tradition
A Lawrence staff member recently told me while critiquing this column that the views I have expressed on the “Committee” are limited because my Lawrence experience will last only four years. This is valid. Students’ views of Lawrence are unavoidably short-sighted, and thus, nearly all the articles written in The Lawrentian are limited this way.…
Graves from Göttingen: Adolf Windaus
Adolf Windaus was born on Christmas Day, 1876 to Margarete Elster and Adolf Windaus. He was born into a family that had mostly been tradesmen and artisans—his father was a drapery manufacturer. However, as a child, he attended the prestigious Französisches Gymnasium in Berlin. Although he had been interested in literature and the humanities as…
Cartwright’s committee on cirriculum: The liberal arts degree and careers
The seniors of today can’t help but worry about their future careers. Every day, the media inundates students with the notion that absolutely nobody stands a chance of finding a job. And in the mix of soaring costs of higher education, the value of the liberal arts for personal careers has been publicly thrown into…
Ask a fifth-year: Some tips for studying abroad
Dear Will, I was accepted into a study abroad program for this Spring Term, but I have all sorts of fears and doubts about it. I don’t know how I’m going to raise the money in time. I’m just in general nervous about living in a foreign country for such a long time. What should…
Ask a fifth-year: To Greek or not to Greek, that is the question
Dear Will, I’ve been recently hanging out with a lot of fraternity guys and I think they’re interested in having me join as a pledge. I’ve always kind of been against the idea of a fraternity, as it seems like I’d be paying for friends. These seem like cool guys, though, and I’m really interested…
Ask a fifth-year: Dealing with ‘that’ roommate
Dear Will, My roommate and I got along so well during Welcome Week, but lately she’s been starting to really irritate me. She’s very clingy, messy and rude sometimes. She’s even started talking about living together all four years. How do I get through this year and let her know I’m not interested in living…